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2019 Brings New Classes and Growth for Full Circle Yoga KC

January 8, 2019 by Full Circle KC

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!! It’s going to be such an amazing year for all of you!

I’m feeling giddy like that first love as a teenager! The vision for Full Circle Yoga KC is becoming a reality with our new studio in midtown KC and I can’t wait for you all to feel the energy and see the beauty of the new space! 2019 brings new classes and growth to Full Circle Yoga KC. I have you all to thank for this amazing new growth and bringing the vision to light. I have witnessed strength and beauty in Mamas who came to the studio during pregnancy yoga and prepare for the mental and physical strength it takes to bring new life into the world. I’ve heard the most beautiful birth stories, each one powerful and time-honored. I’ve seen pure love and the tender touch of partners in Prenatal Partner yoga. Watching Mamas and babies connect during BYOB and Mamas find a tribe at Full Circle Yoga KC fills my heart with joy!

So with the new year comes awesome changes! Full Circle Yoga KC is in it to support Mamas-To-Be, Partners, Toddlers, Kids, and Adults in this awesome journey of life! You don’t want to miss what’s on our schedule and whats coming and I can’t wait to see you there!

Hatha Yoga is a class that emphasizes strengthening the physical body by focusing on body posture and breath control. In this friendly flow class we work to find balance with mind, body, and spirit. Benefits of hatha yoga include maintaining a healthy body, relaxing, improve flexibility, and build muscle strength and balance. This class is open to everyone! It’s a wonderful class for Mamas postpartum. Yoga isn’t about how one looks but how one feels with yoga.

EVERY body Yoga class is for all ages of women and men and all levels of yoga experience welcome. Ground yourself in this slow and refreshing practice of meditation, breath work, and asanas (poses) to support mind-body awareness. Yoga isn’t about how one looks but how one feels with yoga. This body positive yoga flow supports your yoga practice wherever you are. This is a wonderful class for all levels and postpartum Mamas wanting to return to their mat.

Power Vinyasa class moves from one pose to the next using sun salutations and postures that connect to one another. This class focuses on building strength within this flow, so this class is best for adults with some previous yoga experience. Each class includes flow, balance, strength, compression, twists, hip/heart openers, core work and a built-in peaceful rest at the end. This is a wonderful class for the postnatal mama who feels fully recovered and busy person looking to sweat and wind down from their day. This class is not recommended for prenatal mamas.

Mama and Little Movers class is for little movers up to the age of 18 months and their caregivers. This class is filled with songs, movement, and games for older babies and early-walking toddlers.

Big Kids through basic acro (kids using partners to create poses) kids will build TRUST, in themselves and their community. This class is for all levels of big kids ages 8-12 years old.

AIReal Yoga…… coming soon in January!!! Yoga in the air!!! AIReal yoga uses looped fabric that allows you to swivel, deepen your stretch, correct your alignment, and refine postures.

Full Circle Yoga KC is a Midtown Kansas City yoga studio that specializes in embracing the full cycle of life.

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Full Circle Yoga KC is family centered yoga studio in Midtown Kansas City specializing in Aerial Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Baby Yoga, Power Vinyasa and more.

Mommy and Baby Yoga, The Rules

September 11, 2018 by Full Circle KC

Mommy and Baby Yoga have a few simple rules

Come as you and your baby are
Create space for bonding with your baby and be present
Have fun, be flexible and there’s never a need to say “I’m sorry” we’re all in this together Mamas!
Relax
Enjoy the community of other strong Mamas !

That’s it, it’s that simple 🙂

Namaste

Dual Benefits of Mommy and Baby Yoga

March 6, 2018 by Full Circle KC

Mommy and baby yoga is not just yoga. Dual benefits of mommy and baby yoga support both mother and baby in ways that support mental and physical health. Mommy and baby yoga an ideal postpartum exercise because yoga meets you where you allowing for a gentle recovery, and baby gets to remain close to what he/she knows best. What happens at Full Circle Yoga KC during mommy and me yoga is fun, connection, communication, bonding, relaxation, and strengthening.

During our classes we begin with breathing exercises so we can be completely present to our bodies and full engagement with your baby. As Mamas we excel at multitasking and always being ready for the next item on the agenda. Closing the eyes, letting the chatter of the external environment go and becoming centered offers restoration. Continuing with breath we warm our bodies up through gentle asanas all while baby is in Mama’s lap or close by on her mat.

Baby massage supports baby in so many ways. In the book Baby Om, by Laura Staton and Sarah Perron states that studies show improved motor pathways with diligent repetition. Massage offers ways to begin supporting muscle memory that will benefit baby’s coordination and will build self confidence. By massaging we bring awareness to babies joints, work with reflexive movement, stimulate the back and neck, stimulate sensory neurons, and so much more!

Yoga for mama while baby is close on mat bring so many benefits. As one Mama said at class the other day “this class is contagiously positive.” During practice you will find yourself feeling more awake, alert with doing physical movement that will improve your circulation and respiratory system. Through yoga poses we strengthen the pelvic floor and regain those abdominal muscles that disappeared during pregnancy! It’s an environment that reminds you to be gentle with yourself and take time to ease back into your pre-pregnancy body. Being pregnant and giving birth is HARD work!

Bringing baby into our yoga practice is great fun for baby and Mama offering time to play. It’s a community that supports the challenges of motherhood, offering guidance, pats on the back, normalization, and just plan Mamma chat. It helps reduce the blues that arise postpartum through connecting with others that are on the same journey and moving your body to your breath.

Overland Park yoga studio

Full Circle Yoga KC is an Overland Park yoga studio that specializes in embracing the full cycle of life. Classes include Prenatal Yoga, Prenatal Partner Yoga, and Bring Your Own Baby (BYOB) Yoga for those entering the beautiful journey of pregnancy and the transition into motherhood. Full Circle Yoga KC also offers chair yoga for older adults living in retirement communities who are seeking an added component to health and wellness.

November Yoga News

November 2, 2017 by Full Circle KC

November Yoga News

Happy November, a month of gratitude! I am grateful to all those who come to their mats at Full Circle Yoga KC to practice yoga, connect as a community, and celebrate the journey of parenthood.

Here’s what happening this month:

Friday November 3rd at 6:00 pm- Come learn about the health benefits of Young Living Essential Oils and how you can incorporate them into every day living to support healthy living. This class if Free!

Sunday November 5th at 11:00 am- Free BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) Yoga at Lululemon Leawood. This healthy, playful, and bonding class will be at the store starting at 11:00am.

Thursday November 9th at 5:45 pm- This is a special event! Prenatal Partner Yoga will offer time to flow and connect together while offering useful poses for labor. Followed by Lee Veal, Advance Cranial Sacral expert who will share simple movement techniques to support Mom throughout pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.

Saturday November 18th at 3:00 pm- Make and Take with Young Living Essential Oils. We will have fun making toxic free and natural products like deodorant, room spray, roller bottles, and facial scrubs. This class is $20 per person to make two items or $40 per person to make all four items.

Friday November 24th at 10:00 am- Groovy Kids Yoga Class! let your kiddos enjoy some kids yoga post Thanksgiving Day! This fun and healthy kids yoga class is for ages 4-12. 10 spots are available so reserve and pay online to save your spot!

Full Circle Yoga in Overland Park was founded in 2017 by yoga teacher Jenny Hellman focusing on wellness in the early stages of family life from prenatal to early parenthood and the older adult years. Full Circle Yoga KC is an Overland Yoga Studio specializing in Prenatal Yoga, Baby Yoga and Chair Yoga for seniors.

Top 3 Baby Yoga Poses

September 5, 2017 by Full Circle KC

At Full Circle Yoga KC mommy and me yoga is open to all possibilities! It’s not your typical yoga class and that’s what we love about it! Babies cry, that’s okay! Babies sleep, that’s okay, a little extra YOU time! Babies become YOGIS! We celebrate all mamas and babies right where they are!

Mommy and me yoga classes consists of five parts: warm up for mommy, baby massage, mommy yoga, mommy and baby yoga, and shavasna. Based on babies needs we mix this up, because at mommy and me yoga we go with the flow!

Top 3 Baby Yoga Poses:

Warrior 2- A pose of confidence! Such a great pose to do together as you breath in confidence and exhale extending that confidence to your baby. Baby can be on bent leg facing out or on mama’s chest, depending on age of baby and baby’s balance. This pose strengthens the arms, legs, abdominal muscles, and pelvic floor.
Side Angle- A pose the lengthens and the entire side while opening the chest. This pose activates the oblique muscles that most mamas find weak postpartum.
Wide-legged Forward Fold- bringing the heart below the hips calms the nervous system and for many new mamas this is such a relaxing pose. While holding baby, this pose is great to bring back the abdominal muscles, elongating the spine that often finds odd positions while nursing, and opens the be backs of legs.

*Remembering these poses can be done with our without baby, you get to decide what works best for you and your little one.